Laurendine, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Theodore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36582. The Survey maps it on the Coden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1921 USGS Delchamps quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Cedar Point quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Cedar Point quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Coden quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Biloxi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
287 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 287 fires within 5 miles of Laurendine between 1994 and 2020, burning about 7,304 acres in total. None started naturally. 132 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 132 |
| Debris and open burning | 87 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-1 |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140924-006 |
| 24 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140924-007 |
| 24 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140924-005 |
| 20 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Laurendine: 5 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Dobbins Cement Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| Boe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brunson Constrction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Busby Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gull Dredge Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Laurendine in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2022: 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Laurendine | $1,500,000 | A brief tornado developed along a squall line of thunderstorms moving across east central Mobile county, producing significant damage to 3 large storage warehouses, various outbuildings and numerous automobiles at the Evonik chemical processing plant on Degussa Road near the Theodore Industrial Canal. Approximately 30 employee automobiles had the windows broken from flying debris. |
| October 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Laurendine | - | An EF-0 tornado likely began just to the south of Government|Boulevard near Theodore tracking north across the area. The|beginning point of the tornado is estimated by a radar confirmed|debris signature that started in a heavily wooded area to the|south of Government Boulevard. The tornado crossed Government|Blvd and tracked up through Tung Avenue West where some minor|tree damage occurred with numerous limbs knocked down and a fence|was blown over. The tornado continued across Oakane Drive where|minor shingle damage occurred to homes. At this point the tornado|likely lifted with no further damage reports to the north. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowl River | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| South Orchard | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Irvington | 3.4 miles | 33 | |
| Theodore | 3.4 miles | 33 | |
| Bellefontaine | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Bayleys Corner | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Sunny Cove | 3.8 miles | 25 | |
| Smithport | 3.9 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122563979 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 121424. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










